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Wuhan coronavirus: Trends and considerations for communicating during public health threats

Shift Communications

As the World Health Organization just declared the virus a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the high-profile speculation and coverage of the virus’ evolution bring back memories of past major global health issues like the SARS outbreak in 2003 and H1N1 influenza pandemic of 2009.

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What Disney Songs Remind Us About Public Relations

PRSay

Nevertheless, the lyrics of some of the most famous Disney songs remind us of concepts we may have forgotten about our great profession and illuminate some current issues and trends. Gen Z — the current generation of interns and young professionals born after 1996 — craves authenticity. Answers are at the bottom of the article.

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When are we going to learn: Failure = Growth and learning, not a fireable offense

Communications Conversations

And earlier this year, Southwest Air tried to have some fun with a string of tweets, conceivably from one of their interns. It’s the Social Media Intern. Southwest Airlines (@SouthwestAir) April 13, 2022. Hey everyone. They gave me the Twitter password. Might mess around and make a thread, idk. ?.

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Summer Travel: How PR & Comms Are Helping Drive Demand

Burrelles Fresh Ideas

Major airports experience increased passenger volumes, and airlines may offer more flights and vacation packages to cater to the demand. As you can imagine, this increased demand is driving up airfares on most routes, with ticket prices for international flights increasing by more than 30%. They are up more than 300% over last year.

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10 Do’s And Don’ts For Better PR Ideas

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Do keep up on trends. To help keep current, check out sites like Trend Hunter — full of fun, new news on all topics. It may seem like a full-time job to stay on top of trends but the time investment is definitely worth it. There’s a very smart exercise to be done when floating an idea internally. The reason?

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Diversity, Politics and MBAs in the Business of PR; Off Script #20: James S. Walker

Sword and the Script

2) The 2016 PR Week salary survey indicated about one-fifth of PR pros have earned an MBA and the numbers are trending up. What’s prompting this trend and do PR pros need an MBA to be successful? What do you think is the role of internal communications in this polarizing environment? . It is not easy but it is well worth it.

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Advocating for a Better Workplace; Off Script No. 42: Tina McCormack Beaty of SHRM

Sword and the Script

4) On the in-house side, there are clearly areas of overlap between HR and corporate communications – internal comms comes to mind. Strategic HR practitioners do a great job of partnering with their internal communication colleagues to drive a consistent story out to employees and have a mechanism to truly listen and interact with them.